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As of 2021, a total of around ** people were employed in the iron and steel industry in the United States. This number had increased by **** percent compared to the previous year when the total employment declined due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, employment in the iron and steel mills represented around ** percent of the total employment in the sector, amounting to * workers.

The U.S. steel market trends downward

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the country's monthly crude steel demand decreased in 2020, reaching record lows from April to June of that year, when U.S. demand for crude steel was under **** million metric tons. Trade played an important part in the U.S. steel industry that same year. The country continued its steel trade deficit but managed to narrow the gap slightly amid lower demand. Imports for consumption of steel products reached close to ** billion U.S. dollars, with Canada being the main country of origin.

Employment in the sector

North Carolina-based Nucor was one of the world’s largest crude steel producers in 2020, producing around million metric tons of the metal. The company's global number of employees climbed to some * people in 2019, with most of the company’s workforce being based in the U.S. Nucor was the leading steel producer in the country, followed by the U.S. Steel Corporation. In 2020, the U.S. Steel Corporation recorded * employees in North America.